Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-11-23
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let her CO." roare1 the bojsterou.
crowd.
Help Helpv' she cried at the top
of her voice, and with an almost super
human effort she tore herself from the
hend and staggered through the crowd,
her poor siyhtleSS eyes rolling IN EeE
fright and her hands held out before
her toward the entrance.
Attracted by the disturbance, the
landlady hastened to the spot. Com
pretending the situation AT a glance,
she gr;Isped the girl, who, in her fright,
trenbled like an aspen leaf, and hur-
ried her through the door 10 the foot
OF the stairs, which she began 10 climb,
stumbling at every step, sOifull Of terror
was she.
In the restaurant the crowl tried to
restrain the frenZled man who was At
tempting to follow her. y fearful
struggle ensued In which the demon
was victorious. Throwing the crowd
right and left In his mad less, like
strawS IN ! gust of wind, he plunged
through the door. Not seeing the blind
girl, lie beloved like an enraged beast
Then attracted 10y her stumbling foot
steps he caught sight of her on the first
landing. Blind with passion, and
cTaZed with intOxicatiOn, he sprang
after her, mounting three or four steps
at a time. He caught her, and drew
her roughly into his arms.
"Rudolfl Rudolf" she shrieke1, and
the terrible cry sounded through the
building from the ground to the roof
y noise was heard above, some one was
hOundng-AlmoSt tumbliug, down the
iights OF steps
''Marier' cried an anxious, apprehen-
slye voice, and a hand. thrust from a
manly shoulder, clutched the throat OF
the assaIlant III a wise like gTip-a howl
OF rage from the cOwardiy wretch, a
mighty blow from a cleuched fist be-
tween the flaming eyes The sense
less, mOtIOnieSS body of the maiden fell
| To the steps between the struggling
men. Rudolf sprany quickly To one
side, AMI the next instant the bowling,
I incarnate Satan was locked in an en-
I orace of iron. Then severe struggle,
I a smOtheTed grOan, a powerful crushing
Z bow ShTieE-a death gTuau-A rat
/ tie in the throat and Hood Of blood e,
and a lIfeIeSs corpse rolled down the
steps. Then all was quiet. Rudolf had
I taken the life of a fellow man-but he
realized il not; his eager. anxious glance
sought first the pale, litelesS face OF his
steT. He bent over her, touched her
I b.oOIleSs cheeks-feit for the beating Of
/ her heart which had StIlled its thrOb
| bilgs. Oh, God. Was she dead
| Everything grew black before him, and
| lac would have fallen but for the and OF
a friendly and which caught him as
I his body swayed toward the edge OF the
/ staircase. Dead, dead.' lie mutteTed,
| but summoning all his strength. he
teuierly lifted the body and bore IL into
| the room near 10y, aud laid her carefully
/ upon sofa Quickly pTOcur ng water,
/ he mOisteued her face, listening breath.
| lessly for the slightest Indication OF
respiration. y twitchIng, a painful
JwitchIng around the mOuth-ihen d
/ breath and half uttered sigh.
Marie" he said, softly, his heart
/ Iiliug with Joy.
= smile passes over the face
-'RudOlf," she whispered, extending
her hands searchiugiy III the direction
gi his voice.
THANK God! she lives. she Iives!'' hI
cried, sinking on his knees beside tn,
sofa, the great strong figure bowed
and tears OF JOY rolled down his cheeks